An estimated 82 percent of the companies operating brick kilns are small businesses and EPA hopes to tap into some of their knowledge before developing a new rule.
Twenty of 49 potentially responsible parties will now have to contribute funds for the cleanup of the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site.
The total installed capacity of the planned projects is a little more than 9.1 megawatts, or enough to power approximately 1,000 homes.
Standards for newly-built engines will apply beginning in 2011, and long-term standards requiring an 80 percent reduction in nitrogen dioxides will begin in 2016.
The awards will promote collaborative long-term analysis and planning for the Eastern, Western and Texas electricity interconnections.
Trial evidence showed that plaintiffs received treatment for "exposure to toxic chemical" from emissions at the plant in Texas City, Texas.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will work to develop a legally binding agreement for the accord.
The river model was developed to show how NASA technologies like satellites, sensors and computational models could be used to improve short-term stream flow predictions.
From toner cartridges to carbon offsets, organizers tried to make this historic environmental meeting a 'green' one.
U.S. Congressional delegation talks to businesses, European lawmakers about value of clean energy legislation.
The irrigation water typically speeds through soil cracks without interacting with the soil, says Eve Hinckley.
The city of Palm Coast, Fla., wastewater treatment plant had to be expanded to accommodate population growth and an upgrade just made good sense.
Michael Baker Engineering wins the 2010 Engineering Excellence Grand Award for Ararat River restoration, greenway, and parks project.
Directed to small public water systems, the review draft is titled "Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems."
Stricter low-lead requirements that will be mandatory in California and Vermont starting Jan. 1, 2010.
National Institute of Standards and Technology's Technology Innovation Program is supporting the development of a robotic platform that will repair and retrofit deteriorating water mains nationwide.
Sandia National Laboratories and other labs will provide research and testing for marine and hydrokinetic energy and hydropower.
EPA notes that this flame retardant has been found to persist in the environment.